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The Race to the Bottom!
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Cacophonix » Tue May 09, 2017 5:26 pm
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Not a great day for budget airlines worldwide as fights broke out as furious passengers clashed with Spirit Airlines employees and police at Fort...
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The UK and its government and industries appear to be doing very well in the race to the bottom.
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Last post by Capetonian
Tue Jun 27, 2017 9:48 am
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If it's fooked, it's fooked
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by Sisemen » Mon Jun 12, 2017 12:53 pm
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Tell it like it is =))
Audio from the cockpit of a China Eastern flight that had to return to Sydney airport last night implies the pilot misspoke...
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I was told of an F27 committing a very poor landing at Schipol, presumably with a kangaroo as FO PIC.
Unknown on R/T "What a Fokker!"
F27...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Fri Jun 23, 2017 8:30 am
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Spitfire crashes at French airshow
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Mrs Ex-Ascot » Mon Jun 12, 2017 9:11 am
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Found this in the DM; looks like the pilot had a lucky escape. Interested to hear if any one has more information.
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The fire crews did a fantastic job digging SLAM out of a Hurricane when he crashed it at Wittering many moons ago. Another also did a fantastic job...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Wed Jun 21, 2017 9:58 pm
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Trent 772 Issue - China Eastern A330-200
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Cacophonix » Mon Jun 12, 2017 8:56 am
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A China Eastern Airbus A330-200, registration B-6099 performing flight MU-736 from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Shanghai Pudong (China), was in the...
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Looks like cowling and not the engine. Rolls are obviously breathing a huge sigh of relief :D
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Last post by Sisemen
Mon Jun 12, 2017 3:01 pm
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CPT incident
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Woody » Wed Jun 07, 2017 9:11 pm
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Wait until the Fail finds out that Comair is linked to BA :ymdevil:
Well done to the flight crew for missing the school, hospital etc
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Didn't these dingbats look at the weather forecast before getting into an aircraft bound for Cape Town today. The forecast for today's severe storm...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Wed Jun 07, 2017 10:40 pm
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Mon Jun 05, 2017 3:38 pm
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Russian aircraft missing over Black Sea
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by More Aviation » Sun Dec 25, 2016 6:21 am
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A Russian plane has vanished from radar moments after take off, it has been reported.
The airliner has set off from the Black Sea resort of Sochi on...
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Loss of spatial/situational awareness due to fatigue. Sounds credible. It actually sounds like the Captain was ill although extreme...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Thu Jun 01, 2017 3:23 pm
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Remote Control Tower...
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Cacophonix » Fri May 19, 2017 9:35 am
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I note with interest that London City Airport is to move its control tower to a remote site in Hampshire!
Caco
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I appreciate you are an ex-ATC wallahress and just look where my lack of Mark 1 eyeball got me Mrs Ex-Ascot. :-bd
Caco
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Last post by Cacophonix
Fri May 19, 2017 12:14 pm
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United we stand....
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Boac » Fri May 05, 2017 8:47 am
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Oh dear! Untied are not exactly HELPING the Trumpet with his challenging task of 'making America grate again'.
Here is the story so far:
Non -...
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We're travelling to CPT shortly. We have 2 x 23 kg each allowance, total 92 kg. Just did a 'dummy run' on the packing, as we need to bring stuff...
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Last post by Capetonian
Mon May 15, 2017 10:07 pm
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In a right old flap!
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Mrs Ex-Ascot » Wed May 10, 2017 6:02 am
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Found this entertaining, and good PR for BA :)
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Is that bloke on the lady's left you then Capetonian?
She's definitely not my type, for several reasons.
I wouldn't have been travelling BA to LAX...
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Last post by Capetonian
Wed May 10, 2017 8:39 am
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Clear air turbulence incident : SU SVO-BKK
by Capetonian » Mon May 01, 2017 2:08 pm
AvHerald version :
An Aeroflot Boeing 777-300, registration VP-BGD performing flight SU-270 (Dep Apr 30th) from Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) to...
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Last post by Capetonian
Mon May 01, 2017 2:08 pm
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Last post by ian16th
Thu Apr 27, 2017 10:18 am
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Positive Ground Contact.
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Wodrick » Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:07 pm
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When we first got 727s the pilots were instructed to make positive ground contact.
Like this?
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And the female pax were all wearing fur collars.
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Last post by Stoneboat
Thu Apr 27, 2017 3:47 am
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AN-26 down at Wau
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by Cacophonix » Mon Mar 20, 2017 4:05 pm
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A South Supreme Airlines Antonov AN-26, flight from Juba to Wau (South Sudan) with 40 passengers and 5 crew, suffered a landing accident at Wau...
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Yeh me too. Before opening the thread I wondered who operates AN226s in PNG.
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Last post by Slasher
Fri Mar 24, 2017 6:31 am
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Seaplane Crash - Perth
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by Sisemen » Thu Jan 26, 2017 9:33 am
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News just coming in that a seaplane has crashed into the Swan river in front of the crowds amassed for the Australia Day fireworks. No reports of...
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Could have flown into a market stall.
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Last post by Sisemen
Wed Mar 08, 2017 4:25 pm
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Standing Room Only on PIA
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ian16th » Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:29 am
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Why am I not surprised?
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Someone is lying. There were pax without proper seats or there weren't.
What were the pilot and crew disciplined for if there were no extra...
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Last post by angels
Mon Feb 27, 2017 9:09 pm
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Harrison Ford lands on taxiway over 737
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Alisoncc » Wed Feb 15, 2017 8:41 am
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Actor Harrison Ford was involved in a potentially serious incident Monday in California as he was piloting his private plane, a single-engine Husky,...
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Bob, I know the one (I am assuming you are in Welsh Wales). I have flown in there once before. It reminded me a little bit of having to clear the...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Fri Feb 24, 2017 10:42 pm
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Whoops!
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Boac » Fri Dec 23, 2016 7:42 pm
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In case you have not seen the pic from AvHerald showing the terminal damage to the AeroSucre 727, here it is
Starboard gear and inboard flap plus...
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There is a transcript of the full report in that link but it is not in English. As you imply, it is highly like that the weight and balance of the...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:07 pm
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Call the AA?
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Boac » Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:32 pm
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According to that bastion of accurate reporting, The Sun , BA engineers failed to load the correct 'maps' (for 'Maps' read Database regional Update)...
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The staff in the stationers shop didn't know what I was talking about. - bought one recently in the UK - called a 'Sharpie' Peel-off Chinagraph...
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Last post by ian16th
Mon Feb 20, 2017 9:06 am
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Vampire crash Bristol.
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stuart » Fri Feb 03, 2017 10:42 am
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60 years ago today a Vampire crashed attempting to fly under the Clifton Suspension Bridge ............WOW !
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The spectators' comments in the early fifties are pretty much like anything your would expect from the Daily Mail these days, what with pilot bravely...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Mon Feb 06, 2017 7:54 am
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No Indonesian Christmas joy!
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by More Aviation » Sun Dec 25, 2016 6:30 pm
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A Wings Abadi Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration PK-WGW performing flight IW-1896 from Bandung to Semarang (Indonesia) with 64...
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Indonesians don't generally seem to handle wet weather very well. They tend to barrel off runways everywhere around ASEAN whenever the monsoon is...
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Last post by Slasher
Mon Jan 16, 2017 8:56 pm
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How's this for long-haul?
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Boac » Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:29 am
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The aim, "a 30-pound payload for 10 days at an altitude of 15,000 feet.".
The test flight landed with 6 days of fuel...
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Looks slender for sure? :)
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Last post by probes
Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:21 am
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'Drunk' Citilink pilot
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by More Aviation » Sat Dec 31, 2016 9:24 am
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Two executives with an Indonesian budget airline have resigned after the release of disturbing footage showing an Indonesian pilot staggering through...
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...as the Boxing day Ryanair flight from Bournmouth to Malaga pulled up at the last moment before landing: the skipper announced "we not going...
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Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:21 pm
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Jet Airways B738 at Goa on Dec 27th 2016 -Anybody want to hazard a guess here?
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by More Aviation » Tue Dec 27, 2016 7:12 pm
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From the ever useful avherald...
A Jet Airways Boeing 737-800, registration VT-JBG performing flight 9W-2374 from Goa to Mumbai (India) with 154...
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OK - UNLESS NO 1 had an uncommanded runaway to fullpower and slow reaction from crew, I suspect they hit TOGA while No 1 was still 'up' from...
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Last post by More Aviation
Tue Dec 27, 2016 9:46 pm
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Afriqiyah Airways hijack (?) to MLA
by Capetonian » Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:22 am
Libyan plane with 118 passengers on board lands in Malta 'with two hijackers on board'
Flight diverted to Malta amid 'potential hijack situation'...
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Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:22 am
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